On various occasions, the leaders of the two faction have maintained that they no longer have differences.
If a risk taker and young, NPS would suit her/him. Otherwise, s/he should go for EPF.
The EPFO is now developing a software that will help show retirement savings in cash and ETFs components separately. At present the account only shows the savings as gross cash component.
Brokerage firm Ambit Capital has cut FY17 growth estimate to 3.5 per cent from 6.8 per cent and saaid there was even a possibility of growth contracting during the December quarter
'It is not going to be a fight between the AIADMK and the DMK; that fight is over.' 'The fight is going to be between the BJP's attempt to finish the Dravidian era and the DMK and the others trying to prevent the BJP from doing so.'
The overall breadth ended weak with 1,566 losers and 1,560 gainers on the BSE.
Analysts now expect India Inc to report a decline in both top line and bottom line for the September quarter.
The RK Nagar bypoll result is a danger signal to the AIADMK government in Tamil Nadu, says R Rajagopalan.
The ruling party's decision to serve 'disqualification' notice to three party MLAs when polling for four more assembly by-elections are due for May 19 may have been taken to keep the flock together post-results, rather than seek to lose more than already, but it has sent out alarming signals in a state ruled till recently by an Iron Lady, says N Sathiya Moorthy.
'With its vote bank is intact, the PMK, though a smaller party of Vanniars, was able to twist around major parties like the DMK and AIADMK, negotiating with both before settling for Chief Minister Edapadi K Palaniswami's side.' 'There is a lesson in it for regional parties in other states as well, on how to dominate the national parties with a committed vote share of just 7 to 8 per cent,' says R Rajagopalan.
The S&P BSE Sensex has rallied about 28 per cent in 2014, after formation of a stable government at the Centre.
Check out some of the stocks that will react on the basis of their numbers in the near term.
So, what does 2016 have in store for the Indian markets? Will they be able to take a giant leap forward in the leap year, and what are the key risks?
It looks as if competing political parties in Tamil Nadu have not grasped the full impact and import of a sizable section of voters possibly staying away from voting -- voters, supposedly with a predictable polling pattern -- owing to the Covid second wave and more so, how it could affect the outcome in individual constituencies and even booths, says N Sathiya Moorthy.
Reliance Industries (RIL), India's largest private sector company, is finalising a new alliance with engineering and project management partner Bechtel Corporation, as it prepares to enter the power sector.
App-based taxi aggregator Ola is in talks to raise fresh funding of up to $400 million.
An expert group has called for carving out two separate accounts -- PF and annuity -- in the employee provident fund scheme to meet the challenge of fund depletion in the pension scheme and introducing greater transparency for subscribers.
A fundamental analyst pegs a PE as "high", "low", or "fair-value", depending on EPS projections. Fair-value is a subjective calculation, based on earnings expectations and interest rates (the benchmark of risk-free returns). The theory is that PE will correct from the high or low end to fair-value.
Investors who play follow-the-leader and invest wherever the Foreign Portfolio Investors are going may face painful losses.
'There will be significant political traction for him. But how much, we don't know yet'
Classically, the Japanese - who are not guided by short-termism - added capacity during slumps to be ready to reap their good fortune when the business cycle turned upwards again and shortages emerged, says Subir Roy.
However, it is not clear whether the Moscow bombings have been carried out by anti-Russian Chechen rebels or by Chechen separatists linked to the Al Qaeda who receive their training in the borderlands of Afghanistan-Pakistan. Indian intelligence officials believe these groups are increasingly linked, pointing out that the suicide attacks could also be in retaliation against the Russian decision to allow US and NATO forces to send non-lethal equipment through Russia to Afghani
Indian stocks are becoming "less interesting" as their valuation vis--vis other markets in the Asian region have declined considerably, Swiss banking major Credit Suisse said in a report.
Jaguar Land Rover India has unveiled the Jaguar F-Pace at the Auto Expo 2016 in Noida.
Two Australians, who allegedly abused a group of Indians and vandalised their car, were bashed up, the police said on Monday.
If something stands out in the one year since Jayalalithaa's passing, it would be her famed leadership qualities and her ability to reach out to the party and the people above the second line, and also the state administration, to the exclusion of all the rest. Only Indira Gandhi had achieved it all in her time, and no other leader, possibly excepting Prime Modi Modi, could hold a candle to that, says N Sathiya Moorthy.
Infosys, however, cut 2017-18 revenue growth guidance to 5.5-6.5 per cent from 6.5-8.5 per cent in constant currency.
After a brief lull in attacks on Indians in Australia, two students and their uncle were "brutally bashed" by a group of around 70 youth while playing in Melbourne.
The strategy of returning cash to shareholders through stock purchases could hinder their digital expansion plans
'Nobody is telling you not to speak or learn your mother tongue. But making other languages an emotional issue is wrong.'
Trai lowering of roaming tariffs likely to have negligible impact on financials as existing headline tariffs are lower.
Utter confusion prevails in the ruling All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam in Tamil Nadu.
The apology, tendered by Right Reverend J Jon Bruno, bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles, is arguably the first of its kind by a major Christian congregation, and was issued 'for centuries-old acts of religious discrimination by Christians, including attempts to convert them.'
With a good 69 per cent of its existing customers having trimmed their IT budgets by about 10 per cent, volumes too could be weaker. In a difficult environment, business from new clients is understandably harder to come by and taking far longer than it did earlier. Which is why the tech major has announced a fairly conservative dollar revenue outlook: revenues for 2009-10 will be lower by 3-7 per cent over 2008-09 levels.
Accenture announces opportunities for experienced professionals.
Mid-caps in cyclical sectors such as cement, financials and capital goods estimated to earn much more
The suspicious van was wanted over the terror attacks and was taken into custody at Sungavila.
If someone does reduce his contribution, he should scale it back to the 12% level as soon as he can, suggests Sanjay Kumar Singh.
The earnings per share (EPS) ratio indicates the earning of a common share in a year. This ratio enables investors to actually quantify the income earned by a share, and to determine whether it is reasonably priced. The ratio is arrived at by dividing the income attributable to common shareholders by the weighted average of the number of common shares. In countries, where employees are given stock options, investors check a company's fully diluted earnings per share.
© 2026 Rediff.com - Investor Information - Advertise with us - Disclaimer - Privacy Policy - Sitemap - Feedback - About us - Terms of use - Grievances